CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
“Well, hello there.”
A dark greeting alerted everyone in the kitchen to my presence.
Tanner stood by the kitchen counter, a glass in hand. He smirked and tilted his head, giving me a knowing look. “What a coincidence. You were in bed all day. Kai just ‘arrived’ even though we saw his guards earlier.” His mouth flattened.
There was an ugly glint in his eyes, but he took a sip from his drink and looked away as Brooke came toward me.
“How are you feeling?”
She was happy to see me.
Tanner wasn’t.
I glanced over. Jonah appeared from a back hallway, his bag in hand. He saw me and motioned for me to go to the table. As I did, he came over, set down that bag, and began to check me over. Once he had his stethoscope inside my shirt and had leaned over me, Kai chose that mom
